get_archives — Open Archives MCP Tool Read-only
get_archives
(get archives) is one of 22 tools on the
Open Archives
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call get_archives from your client
- Claude Code Open Archives get_archives run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Open Archives get_archives ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Open Archives get_archives ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Open Archives get_archives .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Open Archives get_archives ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Open Archives get_archives ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Open Archives get_archives ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Open Archives get_archives ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Open Archives get_archives .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Open Archives get_archives Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Open Archives get_archives Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Open Archives get_archives pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http openarchieven-mcp-server https://mcp.openarchieven.nl/Other tools on this server
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- get_marriages
- get_record_stats
- get_source_type_stats
- get_event_type_stats
- get_comment_stats
- get_family_name_stats
- get_first_name_stats
- get_profession_stats
- get_breakdown
- get_historical_weather
- get_census_data
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This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
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